Member Directory
Ira T. Bloom, DDS, is the assistant director of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore. He has lectured on CAD/CAM and esthetic dentistry, and recently coauthored a chapter on digital impressions in the textbook Clinical Applications of Digital Dental Technology. Previously, Bloom was in private practice for 35 years, focusing on esthetic, CAD/CAM and restorative dentistry.
Sharon L. Varlotta, RDH, MS, is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in Baltimore, where she shares her appointment at the school in the Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Periodontics, and the Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences. Prior to teaching, Varlotta worked in private practice for 14 years. She can be reached at svarlotta@umaryland.edu.
Ryan L. Quock, DDS, is a distinguished teaching professor and vice chair of the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry. Quock serves nationally with the American Dental Education Association and the CAMBRA Coalition.
Harlan J. Shiau, DDS, DMSc, is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics, Division of Periodontics, at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, where he directs the postgraduate periodontics program. Shiau is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.
Nadim Z. Baba, DMD, MSD, FACP, is a professor and director of the Hugh Love Center for Research and Education in Technology at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in Loma Linda, California. He also maintains a part-time private practice in Glendale, California, and is
vice president of the American College of Prosthodontists. A diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, Baba is a fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists and the Academy of Prosthodontics. He
is also the associate editor of the Aesthetics/ Prosthetics/ Restorative
section of the Journal of Dental Traumatology. An international lecturer
and author, Baba recently published the textbook, Restoration of
Endodontically Treated Teeth: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment
Planning. He can be reached at nbaba@llu.edu.
Jonathan H. Do, DDS, is an assistant clinical professor of periodontics at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry. He also maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and dental implants in Poway, California. Do is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. He can be reached at: jhd@g.ucla.edu.
Asgeir Sigurdsson, DDS, MS, is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics at New York University College of Dentistry in New York City. A diplomate of the American Board of Endodontists, his research interests include dental trauma, pain modulation and endodontic diagnosis.
Ricky E. Harrell, DMD, MA, is program director emeritus and a professor at the Georgia School of Orthodontics in Atlanta. A diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, he sits on Decisions in Dentistry’s Editorial Advisory Board. He can be reached at rharrell@gaorthodontics.org.
William Martin, DMD, MS, is a clinical professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at University of Florida College of Dentistry
in Gainesville.
